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digirob101 · Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 12:21 pm Post subject:

ok can anyone help point me to a button on photshop 7.0 to make good word bubbles
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Pitchums · Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 1:06 pm Post subject:

Sorry, the picture got a little messed up... shoulda went I a PNG I should have. But, there's a good tool and setting for word bubbles in Paint. No need for Photoshop to do that.

These settings will make a rounded edged rectangle filled w/white. You can adjust the colors if you want, the top one is the border of the shape, the bottom one is what color it'll be filled with
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digirob101 · Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 1:27 pm Post subject:

well i found the word bubbles and ths is my new attempt at a sprite comic

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b170/digirob/TheNewcomic.jpg

what do you guys think tell mne what i did good and what i did wrong
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Zan · Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 1:59 pm Post subject:

Well, for starters, you don't want to save sprite comics in .jpg format. Use PNG. Second, the "black circle" speech bubbles tend to make comics look sort of lazy. I reccommend making a white circle with a black outline, then extending a little tip over towards the character speaking. Also, when you're typing, make sure to keep the text inside the bubble. If you want to make this a bit easier on yourself, use square/rectangular text bubbles. Also, adding a border in between the different panels will make it a bit easier to read, although it's fine here. You could try using sprites and backgrounds at 2x the size, too. It keeps your comic from having so much extra space in panels, which can make it look horrible sometimes. Just keep practicing.

digirob101 · Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 2:13 pm Post subject:

is this a little better ill try the 2x size thin on another comic

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b170/digirob/TheNewcomic.png
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Zan · Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 2:18 pm Post subject:

Looks a bit better and cleaner now. Maybe you can learn how to make some different styled ones later on.

Also, I'm making a small tutorial on how to make speech bubbles in Photoshop right now. I'll have it up in a bit.

digirob101 · Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 2:21 pm Post subject:

different styled what do you mean
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Zan · Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 2:36 pm Post subject:

Circular, spikey, thought, etc.

Here's the 10-minute tutorial I made. Sad

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/8484/bubble8dd.jpg

Also, before you start:
Make a new file.
Create a new layer.
Delete the layer named "background."
Start the tutorial.

I made the mistake of not deleting the white area around the bubble first and had to go through a few extra steps.

If you still don't get it, AIM me or something.

EDIT: Also, keep the bubble on a seperate layer so you can move it around easily. Keep your sprites, backgrounds, and everything else on layers below it.

digirob101 · Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 2:42 pm Post subject:

kinda confusing at first but i got it
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